Key holder



B. BERMAN.

KEY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1921.

Patented Apr. 11; 1922.

Jnven gr UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN BERMAN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

KEY HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN BERMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing in Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in KeyHolders, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on thedrawings representing like arts. p This invention relates to key holdersof that character in which a plurality of keys are capable of beingassembled within a folder and carried in compact form in the pocketwithout liability of the keys making holes in said pocket.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple, efficientand inexpensive device of the character described and one which hasprovision for carryin an identification card, as will be describe Theparticular features of the invention will be pointed out in the claimsat the end of this specification.

Fig. 1 represents a key holder embodying this invention in its closedposition, the keyholding frame with a key attached being shown in dottedlines.

Fig. 2, a view with the folder open and the key holdersin theiroperative position.

Fig. 3, a section on the line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4:, a like'section on a larger scale, and

Fig. 5, a detail to be referred to.

Referring to'the drawings, a represents an open sheet metal framesubstantially rectangular in form and provided with top and bottom bars10, 12, side bars 13, 14, and an intermediate cross bar 15, which latterdivides the frame into upper and lower openings 16, 17. The frame a isfurther provided with corner lugs 18 extended into the openings 16, 17,for a purpose as will be described.

The frame a is also provided with a plurality of supporting fingers 20,which are integral with the bottom bar 12 and are formed by bendingnormally fiat fingers into substantially circular form, as representedin Figs. 3 and 4. The fingers 20 are spaced apart and have hung'thereona plurality of devices 21 for holding the keys 22.

The key holdin devices 21 are preferably made of wire and each isprovided with a closed eye 23 and with a hook 2 1. .TheeyesSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 27,

Patented Apr. 11, 1922. 1921. Serial No. 173,021.

23 are hung upon the fingers 20 before the latter are closed, after'which the latter are closed as represented in Figs. 3 and 4 to preventaccidental disengagement of the holdmg devices 21.

The fingers 20 are made of such size as to permit the eyes 23 of theholding devices to turfi freely therein both vertically and latera y.v

The holding devices 21 are designed to receive the keys 22 only one ofwhich is shown, and said keys are readily detachable by hand.

The sheet metal frame a is secured to a folder 25 of leather or otherflexible suitable material by rivets or like devices 26 passed throughthe corners of said frame, and the latter is located on the folder withits fingers 20 close to the lower edge of the holder but sufiicientlyremoved therefrom to be covered by the flaps 28, 29, of the folder whenthe keys and their holding devices are folded up and over upon thefolderas represented in Flg. 1. The open frame a is designed to hold anidentification card 30, such as the card of the owner of the keys,whereby in case. of loss the keys may be recovered.

The identification card 30 is herein represented as a blank card, whichis laid over the cross bar 15 of the frame a and has its upper and loweredge portions extended under the corner lugs 18 of said frame see Fig.5), from which the card can be rea 'ly removed when it is desired torenew the same. The flaps 28,-29, of the folder are provided with themembers 31, 32, of a snap fastener of known construction and such as nowcommonly used on gloves, and by means of which the flaps may be securedin their closed position shown in Fig. 1 with the ke s and their holdingdevices 21 assembled in compact form and covered by the folder so as toprotect the pocket from being punctured by the keys. The folder may becarried loosely in the ocket or it may be provided with an eyelgt 35 forattachment to the usual key chain, not shown, but such as now commonlyused for securing a bunch of keys to the trousers.

When it is desired to gain access to any particular key, the flaps 28,29, are opened up into the position shown in Fig. 2 and the folder isheld so as to allow the keys to drop by gravity into the position shownin Fig. 2.

When it is desired to restore the keys to the pocket, the keys and theirholding devices 21 are turned over upon the folder and into the positionrepresented in Flg. 1, and the flaps are then closed and fastenedtogether.

The open frame a and the fingers whlch form the fingers 20 are stampedout of sheet metal, and the fingers are then bent or curved to partiallclose them, and after the eyes 23 of the ho ding devices 21 have beenengaged with the fingers, the latter are closed, and the frame isriveted or otherwise secured to the folder, with the result that a simle, efficient and inexpensive key-holder is oEtained, which hasprovision for holding a card for identifying the owner of the keys.

Claims.

1. In a key holder of the character described, in combination, a folderprovided with side flaps, an open metal frame attached to said folderand provided with inwardly extended corner lugs and with an intermediatecross bar co-operating with said corner lugs to secure an identificationcard to said frame, supporting fingers integral with said frame andspaced apart, key holding devices engaged with said supporting fingers,and means for securing said open frame to said folder.

2; In a key holder of the character described, in combination, a folderprovided with side flaps, an open metal frame attached to saidfolder andprovided with means for detachably securing an identification card tosaid frame, supporting fingers integral with said frame and spacedapart, key holding devices engaged with said fingers, and means forsecuring said open frame to said folder.

3. In a .key holder of the character described, in combination, a folderprovided with side flaps, an open metal f'ame attached to said folderand provided with side bars, top, bottom and an intermediate barconnecting said side bars, corner lugs extended into the opening in saidframe to engage an identification card passed over said intermediatebar, and supporting fingers integral with said bottom cross bar andspaced apart, and key-holding devices engaged with said fingers.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

BENJAMIN BERMAN.

